Today was a lovely day. We got lots of things done around the house and yard.
I was walking around at the end of the day and took a couple shots of the sky. I caught a bird in this one.
I’ll leave you with this.
Feb 26, 2011
Category: Sky
Feb 17, 2011
Here it ’tis, folks. The (pretty darn near) Full Snow Moon.
A few days ago there was a huge solar flare that erupted, which was supposed to make conditions favorable for viewing of the aurora borealis as far south as Texas. I’ve seen them before, but only up in the Pacific Northwest.
Well, we went out after sunset tonight to see if we would be so lucky, but we were greeted by an overcast sky.
The moon will be full shortly, so I tried to get a shot of it between passing holes in the clouds.
This is one good shot that opened up for me.
TGtiF.
Feb 12, 2011
At long last, it is SPA DAY! It was beautiful today. Sunny and clear.
I’m a lucky girl — my girlfriends gave me a gift certificate to the spa for my birthday. So today Lori, Laura and I enjoyed a much deserved day of beauty.
Afterwards we met up with Irene at the Steiner Ranch Steakhouse. Their deck overlooks Lake Travis and my favorite Hill Country. We stayed long enough to watch the sunset and feel the temps drop like a rock.
Feb 11, 2011
It’s FRIDAY!! Looking forward to the weekend.
I took a walk out back after work today. The sky was beautifully clear, and the moon was high in the sky.
The tree is one of the red oaks in the way back. It’s amazing to see some of the leaves have hung on in all the recent high winds.
I can feel the days getting longer and see the buds on the tree branches starting to swell…. It’s right around the corner!
Jan 18, 2011
Tomorrow around 4PM the Wolf Moon will be full. The sky was clear tonight for a good look at it. I wish I could take one of those stunning shots of the moon showing its terrain and detail. I think I’ve reached the limits of this camera. Though not stunning, I like this shot.
Dec 21, 2010
It’s nice to be home again.
We woke up in the wee hours this AM to watch the lunar eclipse. It was very cloudy and breezy last night so the cloud cover was whizzing by with some brief openings in which you could get a glimpse of the moon.
This is a shot of it as the moon was passing out of the shadow of the Earth.
Today at 5:38 PM local time is the Winter Solstice — first day of Winter.
Oddly enough the forecast is for temps in the 80’s today. Pretty bizarre.
Nov 23, 2010
Finally got away from work this afternoon. I started checking things off my holiday-vacation-to-do-list.
This is a shot of the sky above IKEA, stop #2 on my list for the day. I thought the light and shadows looked interesting and tried to capture some of it.
I ended the day with a nice dinner at Chez Nous. Delicious! Thanks Lori, Laura and Ann!
Oct 14, 2010
It’s going to be chilly tonight. Weather guy says possibly into the 40s. Yikes. It’s time to find the comforter.
I stepped outside this evening and saw a very bright, quarter moon lighting things up above the live oaks. This moon will become the Full Hunter moon on the 23rd.
Sep 22, 2010
I flew to NY today for some meetings tomorrow and Friday. I got to my hotel right around midnight eastern time. I went outside to check out the Harvest Moon. It had just rained here and the sky was very hazy, but the moon was incredibly bright. The faint glimmer to the bottom left of the moon is Jupiter.
This was a special Harvest Moon because it became full a few hours after the Autumnal Equinox. Yes, campers, that means cooler days are ahead.
The lyrics from Neil Young’s Harvest Moon are running through my mind:
“But there’s a full moon risin’
Let’s go dancin’ in the light
We know where the music’s playin’
Let’s go out and feel the night….”
Sep 19, 2010
I met Lori, Doray, Laura and Ann at the marina and we went out for a long sail. It was very rainy and stormy around us, but we managed to dodge most of it. This is a shot as we were coming back into the cove. We came back at just the right time.
Fall is almost upon us, which means the blistering heat will suddenly vanish, to be slowly replaced by chilly afternoons.
We’ll still be out here though! 🙂
Sep 17, 2010
This morning I had an insanely early call with some colleagues in India, which I needed to head to the office for. I could see that the sunrise was going to be beautiful, but I didn’t have a direct view of it due to the buildings. Catching its reflection in the windows on the building across the way were as close as I got.
I wish I had been able to spend a bit more time taking this shot but I was in a hurry. It’s a tad blurry and the reflection on the right side of the pic is distracting, but it’s the Friday morning moment that I’m sharing for today.
TGIF!
Aug 14, 2010
Though another scorcher in Austin today, being out on the lake made it enjoyable.
The restaurant at the marina had its grand opening today, and we did our part to check our the menu and drinks.
Our 12 year old great-niece Amanda lost her fight tonight against aplastic anaemia and the side effects of 2 marrow transplants. Praying for peace and blessings to her parents, grandparents, sister and brother.
Heaven has another angel.
Aug 1, 2010
We had a ladies’ sale on Camelot today. Then I joined the B-dockers for a while after returning to dock. It finally hit 100 degrees today – for the first time this year.
I kind of fell down on photo duties today, I didn’t take any while I was out and about. So, on the way home from the lake, when I saw this beautiful sunset in my rear view mirror I just had to snap a pic. Since I was driving with the top down I could do it without stopping. Even with the truck behind me, it’s a pretty sight.
Jul 24, 2010
We had a lazy Saturday morning, but ended up heading to the lake for a raft-up in Arky North cove with Joe and Marty & Sue. This is a shot of one of the awesome sunset views we have from the back of the boat. The sky was a beautiful golden color right after the sun set.
Technically, the moon will be full tomorrow night, but we were treated to an as-good-as-full moonrise across the cove, just as the sun was setting.
Sheila365 
